Improved packing-case for tobacco



' ntrd (Startet @met @imita L'ettefrs Patent No. 99,188, dated January25, 1870.

IMPROVED PACKING-CASE FOR TO-BACCO.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part o! thelame.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, S. F. HESS, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe,and State of New York, have ,invented a certain new and improvedPacking-Gase for Tobacco; and I do hereby decla-re that the followingisa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making paxt'of this specicaticn, in which-Figure 1 is an Aelevation of my invention, showing a segment of the tubbroken away. i

Figure 2 is' an enlarged section of the upper end of the stave and partot' the cover.

To enable others `to make and use my invention, I will describe itsconstruction.

It is well known that the present internal revenue laws require thattobacco shall be retailed from the original case op tub in which it ispacked, and also that such packing shall not be used a second time forthis purpose. It is found, however, that when it is packed in barrels orhalf barrels, as heretofore practised, much of it becomes dry, andconsequentlynearly or quitevaluelcss before it can be retailed from solarge a receptacle.

The object of my invention, the nature of which will be understood byreference to the specification and drawings, is to provide a small,cheap package, which can be readily opened or closed, and may be usedfor other purposes after the tobacco is removed.

The main portion of the case A is vconstructed similarly to any tub orpail, having a bottom secured in a groove nearl the lower edge of thestaves, and the whole bound together by light iron hoops.

The cover B is let into a rabbet, informed at the upperend of thestaves. This rabbet being alittle deeper at its base,`leaves a slightinward fullness near the end of the staves, as shown more clearlyin iig.2. 4

yThe edgeof thecover B is somewhat concaved, as shown, to fit thisprojection.

The inner edge of the staves and the lower edge of the cover areslightly rounded, whereby the cover is easily entered. A

When the cover is forced into the rabbet, the staves spring outward atrifle, till the former reaches the shoulder, when the projection uponthe staves springs into the concave edge of the cover, holding itsecurely. l

By inserting a sharp instrument under or into the edge of the cover itmay be easily removed.

It` is evident that my invention may be usedv for other purposes thanthe one named, for which it is also valuable after the tobacco has beenremoved. A bale may be cheaply attached to it, as shown, which will befound convenient in many cases.

These packagescan be made of a size to contain five, ten, twenty, ormore pounds of tobacco, to suit the wants of the retailer.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isf As an improved article of manufacture, the tobaccopackage A,provided with a detachable cover, having an ogee edge, and acorresponding-shaped croze in the staves, the parts all being connectedas shown and for the purposes set forth.

S. F. HESS.

Witnesses:

P. T. TURNER, RH. CLEMENT. I

